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Chlorinated Swimming Pools Can Cause Asthma In Swimmers
Chlorinated indoor swimming pools can cause asthma in swimmers according to research from several sources. These findings may explain why swimmers are more prone to asthma and other breathing problems than athletes in other sports.

Swimming Pools Could Increase Hay Fever Allergy Occurences
Does exposure to swimming pool chemicals like chlorine result in increased allergy problems for swimmers? This study reports that it could, especially during a swimmer's adult life if they swam when they were children.

Chlorine, Swimming Pools, and Breathing Problems In Swimmers
Chlorine in pools leads to breathing trouble in trained swimmers, regardless of past history of such problems, and the likelihood increases with the amount of chlorine used in the water A study presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) showed an incidence rate of over 60 percent for Exercise Induced Bronchoconstriction (EIB) after several minutes of swimming in water chlorinated at a concentration commonly found in home and public pools.